function mergeSort(arr) {
  if (arr.length <= 1) return arr;
  const mid = Math.floor(arr.length / 2);
  const left = mergeSort(arr.slice(0, mid));
  const right = mergeSort(arr.slice(mid));
  return merge(left, right);
}

function merge(left, right) {
  const result = [];
  while (left.length && right.length) {
    if (left[0] < right[0]) result.push(left.shift());
    else result.push(right.shift());
  }
  return [...result, ...left, ...right];
}
